Turtles-Great Blue Herons-Kingfishers etc

[kennethdaysale]

I'm sure most of you vets have made this connection but since there's lots of beginners here I thought it wouldn't hurt to share. Spring is coming (sooner than later for some of us) but no matter the latitude.....it happens. Early in the spring fish are drawn to warmer water like a magnet....doesn't have to be much, even .5 degrees will pull them...find a bank or cove thats 2-3-4+ degrees warmer and wonderful things can happen. You can play by the book and look for sheltered coves on the NW side..you can fish wood and rip rap thats been in the sun all day..you can run all over staring at your temp gauge...and thats all good or it wouldn't be in the book. But(i don't want to come off sounding all Rick Clunn) the fastest way to find this highly productive water is to look for turtles, springtime turtles will always be in the warmest water. Then as the spring progresses you should always be aware of the fish eating birds like the Herons and such. The Herons fish for a living and don't just land on some random bank willy nilly. If he's there so are the baitfish he wants. If you spend more time looking for the signs of life in and around the water instead of your Humminbird you'll be suprised how much you'll learn.